Clear out

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To completely empty. transitive

    "We had to clear out the attic so the guest could sleep there."

  2. 2
    empty completely wordnet
  3. 3
    To rob or steal from (someone). transitive

    "Kelly disappeared last night, and she cleared me out."

  4. 4
    clear out the chest and lungs wordnet
  5. 5
    To be victorious in gambling against (someone); to financially ruin (someone). transitive

    "I don't have any money, Betty cleared me out."

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  1. 6
    move out and leave nothing behind wordnet
  2. 7
    to remove or eject (from), especially forcibly. transitive

    "The police cleared the crowd out of the street to investigate the accident."

  3. 8
    To leave quickly. intransitive

    "They cleared out as soon as the cops arrived."

  4. 9
    To become empty. intransitive

    "The town is packed in the summer, but clears out in the winter."

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